2 digital storytelling

Digital Storytelling continued

The Value of Digital Stories:

• Active not passive process
• Creates atmosphere of excitement and fun
• Fosters appropriate use of technology within curriculum
• Bridges school and community
• Weaves into all subject areas
• Effective for both visual and auditory learners

Tips for Digital Storytelling
Jon Orech gives a great summary of the various stages of Digital Storytelling.

Successful storytelling includes the following features:

• Listeners can't wait to hear what will happen next and when they do, they aren't disappointed.
• Listeners feel that what happened next made sense but wasn't predictable.
• Tellers stayed on message and didn't include information or events that didn't support the story.
• Tellers feel they commanded the listeners' attention from beginning to end and delivered according to listeners' expectations.
• Listeners were motivated to listen without interruption.
• The story wasn't too long, and the payoff at the end was in proportion to the listeners' investment of time, trust, and attention.

So how do you do this?

Look for ideas at this site.

http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/7elements.html

Ways to use flip cameras in class.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/03/many-ways-to-use-flip-cameras-in.html